Ashland Police conduct drug raid on Cottage Street home

Published: May 6, 2014 2:17PM

A suspect is in custody after a successful police raid discovered drugs inside a Cottage Street home.

The raid was conducted at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday at 802 Cottage St. by the Ashland Police Department's METRICH drug enforcement officers. A total of 2.7 pounds of marijuana and nearly $800 was recovered. According to police, the amount of marijuana found is worth approximately $9,275.

The occupant, Kirk Bennett, 36, was arrested for trafficking marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and criminal tools. Some of the charges are enhanced because of the residence's proximity to a school building, according to the media release.

APD. Lt. Joel Icenhour said Bennett has a history of drug-related crime, and that police received information near the beginning of 2014 that Bennett was selling drugs.

"We developed probable cause, got a search warrant and found what we were looking for," Icenhour said.